TCE PhysicsPractice Examination 17

This paper covers

• Section A (Criterion 5): rocket lift-off: thrust, weight and changing mass, with full working, units and directions.
• Section B (Criterion 6): Faraday cage and charged conductors, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.
• Section C (Criterion 7): single-slit diffraction and wavelength comparison, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Section D (Criterion 8): Compton effect and X-ray photon wavelength shift, with a non-routine or real-world context.
• Scenario: a model-rocketry outreach day at a (fictional) Midlands launch field, followed by visits to a hospital radiology department.

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.